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The Nevada State Athletic Commission has been receiving criticism from all angles ever since they decided to suspend Nick Diaz for five years as a result of a failed drug test for marijuana. Everybody from Ronda Rousey to musical and fashion icon Cher spoke out in support of Diaz, and now Wanderlei Silva is giving...

“Notorious” Nick Newell stepped into the World Series of Fighting decagon for the final time at “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” as the lightweight decided to retire after picking up his final win. Newell amassed an impressive record of 13-1 throughout his six year mixed martial arts career. Just three years into his professional career,...

Lee Hammond, Conor McGregor’s training partner, brought the crowd in Neptune Stadium to their feet with his exciting knockout win over Guillaume Litko at “Cage Kings 3”! McGregor was live in attendance at “Cage Kings 3” to see his teammate Hammond dominate the cage in his amateur mixed martial arts bout. Hammond mentioned he came...

Following his impressive win over Tom Marcellino at WSOF 24, Nick Newell announced his retirement from MMA. Newell spoke to MMAJunkie to explain more about his retirement, saying: “Never say never, but this is not like I’m going to change my mind on Monday. This is something serious. I think this is it. I think...

It seems like the trend this Summer was for NBA teams to work out with UFC fighters, to get in shape for the upcoming season. The Detroit Pistons stopped by the UFC’s facilities and got the chance to workout with UFC Hall Of Fame fighter Forrest Griffin, heavyweight Stefan Struve, Alexander Gustafsson and more. In...

Sean Wheelock, who used to do play-by-play for Bellator, is now the chairman of a brand new MMA rules and regulations committee. Wheelock, who’s a certified boxing referee, was recently given the position by ABC president Mike Mazzulli. The new committee will discuss and take a look at some of the bigger issues in the...

Check out the video above, showing the story of Garrett Holeve, who has been training MMA for a while and just wants to fight. Unfortunately, some people have an issue with it. Check out the feature and see what you think. ‘Garrett Holeve (aka G Money) has always dreamt of being a Mixed Martial Arts...

Team Alpha Male’s split with former head coach Duane “Bang” Ludwig seemed like an amicable one when it first happened. All was not as it seemed, though, and trouble was brewing beneath the surface. Urijah Faber recently revealed some dirty details behind Ludwig’s stint as head coach at Team Alpha Male including the Denver native’s...

Champion wrestler and mixed martial arts heavyweight contender Bobby Lashley (13-2 MMA) recently talked about the differences between his two current professions. During the interview, “The Dominator” took a jab at teammate “King Mo”, who he says has been ducking him: “I think so man,” Lashley responded when asked if Mo Lawal had been ducking him in the...

Regardless of what opinions fans have of Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort, there is no doubt that he is worthy of a spot in the UFC’s Hall of Fame when he decides to hang up his gloves. The Brazilian made his dive into the professional world of mixed martial arts nineteen years ago on October 11,...

In the clip above you can see UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey sending a video message to Steve Watts, an MMA fighter who suffered an injury during a fight that caused him to be paralyzed from the neck down. Rousey saw the story and decided to reach out to Watts, who then answered back. Check...

Sure Sage Northcutt is the one making headlines now, but it was his sister, Colbey Northcutt who called out both Ronda Rousey and Cris Cyborg all the way back in 2012. Colbey, who has an amateur MMA record of 4-1, last fought in July of 2014, where she took out Amy Coleman via submission in...

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I think it’s pretty clear, the less times you get hit in the head the better. I don’t think anyone can argue that. But the debate over MMA training and how hard or not hard you should train continues. The main issue seems to be with sparring. There are those who say that sparring really...

Longtime MMA manager Monte Cox could possibly face 3 years in federal prison and a $100,000 fine after he plead guilty to one count of filing a false tax return. Cox, who has worked with Matt Hughes and Tim Sylvia, along with other fighters, did not report as much as he was supposed to when...

When you have the kind of dominating performances like UFC strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk has had in her last few fights than it’s not surprising that few give her upcoming opponent, Valerie Letourneau, much of a chance. However, I don’t think anyone expected Joanna to open as a -2000 favorite over the Canadian striker, according...

The new Japanese promotion that will be holding an event on New Years Eve and will feature the return of Fedor Emelianenko is planning on holding a press conference on Thursday and the word on the street is that they’ll be officially announcing who Fedor will be fighting. But, since the MMA media and fan...

“Thug” Rose Namajunas made her triumphant return to the octagon at “UFC 192” and dealt fellow strawweight Angela Hill another tough loss. Hill is now riding a two fight losing streak in the octagon and will have to rebound in a major way if she wants to remain in the UFC rankings. A bitter past...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s official, the world is over. Well not exactly, but it is a dark day for MMA because we have learned that the sport has been used in a series of romance novels. Yes, romance novels, the worst of all genres of literature. You know...

Man, some fans are really taking the news of UFC 192’s co-main event being canceled pretty hard. As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the welterweight fight between Johny Hendricks and Tyron Woodley, scheduled for UFC 192 on Saturday night, was canceled after Hendricks had an issue with his weight cut. That issue was an...

Chris Mintz is an amateur MMA fighter with a background in wrestling and is now being hailed as a hero. Mintz was present for the shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon, that took place on Thursday and witnesses say he acted as a hero, possibly saving a whole classroom of students while putting his...

Former UFC staple and ‘Babysitter to the Stars’ Burt Watson might not be apart of the promotion anymore, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of the MMA game. Watson has been busy ever since leaving the UFC, working for other promotions and still doing what he loves. In a recent interview with MMA Noise, Watson...

The current season of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ seems to be a smash hit and so far all the fights have been entertaining. There’s really only been one fight on the show that has stood out as a real captivating guy, and that’s Ryan Hall. Hall won his fight to get into the house and his...

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell recently sat down with rap legend Snoop Dogg where he explained why he is not a fan of Jon “Bones” Jones. “He fights too safe,” Liddell said of Jones. “Here’s the problem. Like GSP [Georges St-Pierre]. I love GSP. He’s a great fighter. He makes some...

Chances are pretty good that you’ll feel the same way I did after watching the video above. It’s apparently a pilot episode of a new show called, ‘The Collective.’ The show follows a group of guys with tattoos, hair gel and fancy sunglasses, who claim to be MMA fighters. If you look them all up,...

By now you might have heard the news about former UFC champion Jon Jones. The former 205 king appeared in court on Tuesday and left with 18 months of probation and no jail time after pleading guilty to a felony charge. Jones’ legal team was able to get Jones a plea deal and ultimately the judge...

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